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Jan 1, 2011 · Another collection of stories, some new and some old. 'All the Time in the World: New and Selected Stories' (2011) by E L. Doctorow puts on display is his talent as a writer of historical fiction but the stories themselves don't really register. It includes some of the good stories from previous short story works and some new ones that are decent.
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Apr 1, 2011 · illustration by Thomas Libetti. The stories in “All the Time in the World” come from Doctorow’s middle and late career, and it’s easy to see — as many critics have said before — that ...
Jan 24, 2012 · “Frank, spontaneous and altogether wonderful.”— San Francisco Chronicle “The . . . stories in All the Time in the World are a reminder that, for decades, Mr. Doctorow has been a first-rate artist in the short form.” —The Wall Street Journal “The incandescent new stories and forever stunning vintage tales . . . selected for this powerhouse collection [are] complex and masterful ...
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Mar 22, 2011 · Taken as a whole, the stories confirm that E.L. Doctorow is, despite his having produced so few short stories over his long career, a master of that craft. Although the author will always be thought of first as a novelist, the stories selected for All the Time in the World prove he can write short stories with the best of his peers.
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Although in a brief preface he expresses doubt that "stories collected in a volume have to have a common mark, or tracer, to relate them to one another," in virtually all of these tales, spanning more than 150 years of this country's history, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author portrays troubled individuals struggling to make sense of their lives ...
